Elliott
town
Statent
Coordinates17.5527°S 133.5408°E
Pop287
Established1 May 1947 (town)
4 April 2007
Postcode0862[1]
Elevation220
Time zoneACST
Utc+9:30
Dist 1636
Location 1Darwin[1]
Dist 2761
Location 2Alice Springs[2]
LgaBarkly Region[3]
StategovBarkly[4]
FedgovLingiari[5]
Maxtemp34.5
Mintemp19.1
Rainfall601.8
Near-nPamayu
Near-nePamayu
Near-ePamayu
Near-sePamayu
Near-sPamayu
Near-swPamayu
Near-wPamayu
Near-nwPamayu

Elliott (Jingili: Kulumindini) is a town in Northern Territory of Australia. It is almost halfway between Darwin and Alice Springs on the Stuart Highway. The town is in the Yapurkulangu ward of the Barkly Region. At the 2021 census, Elliott had a population of 287.[6]

History

The area is the home of the Jingili people and the traditional name of the town is Kulumindini. The town began at the site of Number 8 Bore on Newcastle Waters Station as an Australian Army camp during World War II. It is named after Army Captain R.D (Snow) Elliott MBE.

Geography

Elliott is on the edge of the Newcastle Waters Station and is 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Newcastle Waters, a town near the station homestead and at the junction of three important stock routes. It lies close to the seasonal Lake Woods and is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Barkly and the local government area of the Barkly Region.[5][4][3]

Climate

Elliott experiences a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSh), being a little too dry to be classified as a tropical savanna climate (Aw), with a wet season from late November to March and a dry season from April to late October.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2011348—
2016339−2.6%
2021287−15.3%

Australian Bureau of Statistics data.[7][8][6]

Since the township was officially recognised in 2007, its population has consistently declined.

As of the 2021 census, Aboriginal Australians make up 85% of the town's population, a proportional decrease from the 2016 census (87.2%) but an increase from 2011 (82.7%).

The most common level of highest educational attainment is Year 10 (21.1%) with Year 9 or below in second place (16.2%). The most common level of tertiary education, as well as third most common level overall, is Certificate level III (13.7%). This represents a drop in the level of educational attainment since 2016 when Certificate III was the top response (24.3%) and a decrease of the proportion of educational attainment past high school dropping 8.7% between 2016 (37.2%) and 2021 (28.5%).

Community Services

Barkly Regional Council,[9] with the support of Library & Archives NT, delivers public library and information services in Elliott through the Tennant Creek Public Library.[10] The Library has a range of services available to all residents & visitors to the region. Visitors to the region can also access temporary membership[11] for the duration of their stay. The Library has a range of services available including computer access, Wi-Fi, printing and scanning. For resources not available through Tennant Creek Public Library's print or collection the Inter-Library Loans service can attempt to source for you from another library in the Northern Territory.

Library members have access to additional benefits including borrowing of a large collection of resources (Fiction, Non-Fiction, Large Print and Picture books; Comics & Graphic Novels; Movies and TV Series; Music CDs; Audiobooks; Magazines) from nearly and public library in NT, free Internet, online resources like BorrowBox[12] and Busythings.[13]

Industry

Elliott is the proposed site of a very large solar panel installation that is part of the Sun Cable project.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Elliot Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. ^ Driver, A.R. (1 May 1947). "THE NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA, Nomenclature (Public Places) Ordinance 1945.". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. No. 79. p. 1233. Retrieved 22 May 2019. – via National Library of Australia. Elliott — The township on the Stuart Highway about 483 miles from Darwin and about 471 miles from Alice Springs
  3. ^ "Place Names Register Extract for "Elliott" (locality)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Division of Daly". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Elliott (NT) 2021 Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived 1 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Elliott (NT) 2011 Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived 7 November 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
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  9. ^ "Home | Barkly Regional Council". www.barkly.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  10. ^ "Public Library | Barkly Regional Council". www.barkly.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  11. ^ "FAQs | Barkly Regional Council". www.barkly.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  12. ^ "BorrowBox – Your library in one app.". www.borrowbox.com. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  13. ^ "Learn Through Play with Busy Things!". Busy Things. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  14. ^ Nash, David, "Beetaloo Jangari Bill (1910–1983)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2024-10-21
  15. ^ "Former NT Labor minister Elliot McAdam remembered as a 'fierce advocate' for Barkly community". ABC News. 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  16. ^ 'Elliott Express' Jake Neade making his mark at the top level by David Wood for news.com 10 May 2023
  17. ^ Port Adelaide goalsneak Jake Neade the toast of Elliott in his return to the Red Centre by Grey Morris 27 May 2016